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  • Press Row Podcast: April News Roundup
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    Posted May 1st, 2017 at 8:30 am No Comments »
    Spring is typically a fairly barren season as far as sports game releases go but it's seeing a resurgence this year. Several new games and expansions are slated for the weeks ahead. Host Bryan Wiedey and Rich Grisham discuss the latest news on them in this episode of the Press Row Podcast, including Forza Horizon 3's Hot Wheels expansion, the upcoming slate for Nintendo Switch, announcement of a new "Crash Mode" game from the Burnout creators and The Golf Club 2's release date being made off...
  • The Line Drive for April 30
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    Posted April 30th, 2017 at 12:00 pm 4 Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Make sure to get your free $20 in VC and card pack for NBA 2K17 through Amazon. ♦Rookies selected in the first round have been added to Madden NFL 17 Ultimate Team. ♦Beta footage of NBA Playgrounds with extended gameplay has leaked out. ♦Yet another change has been made to shooting in NBA 2K17. ♦Buddy Bell is the latest Di...
  • The Line Drive for April 23
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    Posted April 23rd, 2017 at 1:00 pm 3 Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦All of 2016's EA Sports games can now be found in the EA Access Vault on Xbox One. ♦NBA 2K17's playoff predictions are looking pretty good at this point of the first round. ♦Player review of the legend Juan Marichal found in MLB The Show 17. ♦Free tickets to the EA Play event held June 10-12 in Hollywood are now available. â™...
  • Press Row Podcast: Spring Break(down)
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    Posted April 22nd, 2017 at 11:15 am No Comments »
    In this week’s episode of the Press Row Podcast, host Bryan Wiedey and Rich Grisham have a follow-up discussion on last week’s topic regarding consumer unrest before moving on to address other subjects. Those include whether it’s a good or bad idea to continually tinker with fundamental elements of games such as the constant changes being made to shooting in NBA 2K17, the potential of the upcoming arcade-style game NBA Playgrounds, what the WNBA could mean for NBA Live 1...
  • The Line Drive for April 16
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    Posted April 16th, 2017 at 12:45 pm 6 Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦NBA 2K17 predicts there will be a major upset in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. ♦Looking at my early season Diamond Dynasty heroes in MLB The Show 17. ♦Leaked image shows the WNBA will be included in the theoretical NBA Live 18. ♦The Start Today feature broken since end of regular season in NBA 2K17 is still not fixed. ââ...
  • Press Row Podcast: Community Uproar
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    Posted April 15th, 2017 at 10:15 am 4 Comments »
    In many ways these are great days to be a sports video game fan. However, certain segments of popular games have experienced significant problems, causing enormous issues within each of those games’ communities. The way titles are marketed at fans, persistent problems with certain modes, and perceived lack of communication between game makers players have embroiled fans and developers alike. This week Rich Grisham talks with Operation Sports community canager Millennium – a ...
  • The Line Drive for April 9
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    Posted April 9th, 2017 at 12:30 pm 5 Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦The Review Roundtable episode of the Press Row Podcast is now also on Youtube. ♦Check out the full review of MLB The Show 17 written for Sporting News. ♦Annual OSFM Rosters were just completed - download from PSN Ridindwnkingsley. ♦The first official roster update for MLB The Show 17 will go out Friday, April 14. ♦Li...
  • Press Row Podcast: MLB The Show 17 Review Roundtable
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    Posted April 8th, 2017 at 9:00 am 3 Comments »
    Coming off a win by MLB The Show 16 of the Press Row Podcast Sports Game of the Year Award, MLB The Show 17 reaches the marketplace with naturally high expectations. The series went big with Ken Griffey Jr. on the cover and found within various modes of play in the game, story-like elements for Road to the Show, new simulation features for Franchise Mode, and more content in Diamond Dynasty which looks to remain the consumer-favorite team-building mode. Server issues however have pl...